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A new video has surfaced of the Steam Controller being used with the motion controls, it's not a Linux game, but it looks very slick, and I will for sure be testing this out in games myself.
I wasn't really too fussed about it, but seeing this video has completely changed my mind about the motion controls in the controller. I'm even more excited to give it a try now, I just hope it works as well as it does in this Windows game, for Linux games.
If you have one available currently, try getting a video of this in a Linux game and we will give it a shout out. Otherwise you can wait for mine to arrive next month.
Thanks for pointing it out Manny O. B. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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I wasn't really too fussed about it, but seeing this video has completely changed my mind about the motion controls in the controller. I'm even more excited to give it a try now, I just hope it works as well as it does in this Windows game, for Linux games.
If you have one available currently, try getting a video of this in a Linux game and we will give it a shout out. Otherwise you can wait for mine to arrive next month.
Thanks for pointing it out Manny O. B. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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ricki42 23 Oct 2015
It does. It's worked for me perfectly in Ubuntu 15.04, Kubuntu 15.04 and SteamOS. It's completely different from a normal gamepad rumble though, much closer to what you get while typing on an Android phone's keyboard. It is quite light though, so can be missed in the heat of a game, but I've at least grown somewhat used to its feedback, enough to know which emulated button I'm on most of the time.
OK, thanks! I guess I was just expecting more, since some people claim that in trackball mode they can feel the ball spinning.
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Cybolic 23 Oct 2015
It does. It's worked for me perfectly in Ubuntu 15.04, Kubuntu 15.04 and SteamOS. It's completely different from a normal gamepad rumble though, much closer to what you get while typing on an Android phone's keyboard. It is quite light though, so can be missed in the heat of a game, but I've at least grown somewhat used to its feedback, enough to know which emulated button I'm on most of the time.
OK, thanks! I guess I was just expecting more, since some people claim that in trackball mode they can feel the ball spinning.
Oh I definitely can as well! It's only in very hectic game moments that I don't notice they haptics, so that's likely just lack of focus. But rumble, it is not.
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FredO 23 Oct 2015
After seeing this, I'm sold on the controller now. It's strange that this feature wasn't advertised more, because it's a killer feature in my book.I'll let you know once it's downloaded ;)
I would be interested to know how well it works with Dirt Showdown?
Yup, it works, but it's a lot trickier than using the stick! I've uploaded a controller setup that's a bit more nuanced that the one that was there already by "jorge", to allow for finer movements, but it still takes a lot of practice.
Awesome to know, thanks for testing. I guess it would take some practice, but it's the same concept used in Android racing games if you choose that control method. In theory they could port those marble balance games across to Linux using these motion controls for an "authentic" feel.
Actually, no need to port anything - remember Neverball?
Last edited by FredO on 23 Oct 2015 at 12:54 pm UTC
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